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Folkloric, Tales of Folklore & Horror is a collection of 16 terrifying tales, drenched in ritual, superstition, and myth. Featuring stories from authors all around the world, this anthology delves into the dark traditions of ages past, and the uncanny sources that inspired them.

Send cheesecake and a lot of coffee, because I swear I just heard a wolf’s howl in the middle of San Francisco. I was a skeptic about the supernatural…until my baby's birth sparked storybook murders around the city and each body led closer and closer to my grandma’s house. As an investigative journalist, I’ve solved a lot of mysteries, but now I’m a sleep-deprived mother. I have no clue how to balance my baby in one hand and my job in the other while I hunt a supernatural stalker.

Mount Aire is a secluded enclave on the Kenai Peninsula where folks do their best to live quiet lives away from the chaos of civilization. The town’s peace is shattered when a musher is killed during the annual Terimore 200 sled dog race, and signs of a strange creature are found at the murder scene. Murmurs recalling the year of the beast percolate through town. Six years ago, three died, five the cycle before that.

“Hi, my name is Jimmy. What’s yours?” “I’m Wendy.” He squints his eyes as he looks at me. “You don’t look gross.” “What? Who told you I was gross?” I drop my dolly to the ground and hold my fists on my hips. “Everyone knows girls are gross.” He rolls his eyes before continuing. “But I think we’re going to be the best of friends.” The story of Peter Pan? Yeah… it didn’t go quite the way you’ve heard. You see, Hook’s name is James. James Barrie. And he met Wendy Darling when they were eight years old.

Eine junge Frau, bestimmt für die Bühne. Ein Prinz, gefangen im Reich der Dunkelheit. Ein magisches Bündnis, das alles verändern wird. Vor Jahrhunderten wurde die Insel des Lichts von Trollen mit magischen Kräften beherrscht – bis eine Hexe sie in den Untergrund verbannte. Nur eine Frau mit rotem Haar und Engelsstimme hat die Macht, sie zu befreien. So kommt es, dass Cécile de Troyes in das Königreich von Trollus entführt wird. Mit ihrem Gesangstalent und dem feuerroten Haar soll sie die Trolle zurück zum Licht führen.

Ich, die Gorgone Medusa, erzähle meine Geschichte. Götterfantasy aus der griechischen Sagenwelt. SERAPH 2023 in der Kategorie "Bestes Debüt"! "Ich bin ich selbst, und ich habe Macht. Die einzige, die ich mir jemals gewünscht habe. Die über meinen Körper." Köln, in der Gegenwart. Medusa lebt. Jahrtausendelang musste sie sich vor den Göttern und Menschen verstecken. Sie hat es satt, das Monster ihrer eigenen tragischen Geschichte zu sein, und wagt das Undenkbare.

Lowah, Alaska was a quiet, little town in the middle of nowhere—until workers sent by an American corporation arrived to reopen its long closed mine. Protests erupted, but they were nothing to what was coming next. No one knew the Sasquatch tribes in the woods surrounding the town had claimed the mine as their own until it was too late.

The Summer Court princess has never failed to end the curse that ravages Faerie every hundred years, until now. The responsibility has fallen on the Fall princess, Aribella, to stop the poison destroying her realm: she must go to Ethereum to fetch the heart of one of its dark lords, or her people will perish.

Brooks wakes in an insane asylum with a broken wristwatch and no memories. He spends colorless days ignoring beautiful hallucinations and adrenaline-inducing nights fighting the monsters inside, but they’re only the beginning. After a mystery girl shrouded in secrets and painted with scars appears in the asylum, Brooks wakes from a vivid nightmare to discover that not all is as it seems. As plague looms and patients disappear, Brooks works against the clock to uncover the shattered pieces of his past, but what he finds may mean the downfall of Olympus.

Hi, I’m Dmitry, Baba Yaga’s grandson—but don’t tell my boss at the bar. For a guy who makes great beer, a lot of people want to kill me. Ever since my grandma hid me and my magic daggers in Utah, I’ve kept a low profile with my metalhead roommates. ‘Cause that’s what you do when your demigod cousins want to burn you alive.

Ash was warned, and she tried to be careful, but with the Purple Sky magicians hunting her to carry out Lathia's vendetta, there were only so many options open to her. The magic awakening in her blood and breaking free of the binding spells of her enemies made her even more vulnerable to trouble. And attractive to new allies and new enemies. When she rode through the wrong magical doorway and found herself in the enchanted forest, Ash knew she needed to find her way out as quickly as possible.

Die Götter des Olymps sind zurück: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Hephaistos, Athene, Apollon, Ares, Hermes, Demeter, Artemis, Hestia – und der stets betrunkene Dionysos. Nach einem ausgedehnten Urlaub in den Weiten des Weltalls wollen sie wieder ihrem Alltag als Weltenlenker nachgehen. Doch seit ihrer Abreise vor 3000 Jahren hat sich die Erde verändert. Die Götter treffen auf das Chaos der Gegenwart und müssen versuchen, die Herrschaft zurückzuerlangen. Es beginnt eine Odyssee, auf der sie es mit der US-Armee und modernem Unglauben zu tun bekommen.

After Emily’s father tragically dies, she is forced to live with the only family she has left, an aunt and grandmother in the heart of Savannah, Georgia in a house as beautiful as it is mysterious. But all is not what it seems with the Bell family; they’re hiding a magical secret. When Emily meets the alluring Wyn, she forms a connection that feels like it was always meant to be. As the spark between them grows more powerful, her life takes an exhilarating and terrifying turn; but every step closer to him, takes her a step further away from her family.

Orphaned at a young age, Samara has been left under the care of her three horrible brothers for many long years. But just when she thinks she cannot take another day of their abuse, a handsome prince offers for her hand in marriage. Samara's brothers agree to the wedding in exchange for a large dowry, but on her way to salvation in her new kingdom, her carriage is ambushed and she is rescued by Lore, the wicked Prince of Nightshade, who demands a favor in return.

Born of the sun and of the moon, disfigured by fire and malady, comes the most powerful witch Algiers has ever seen... This is the story of a young woman, treated with utter disdain, complete distrust and even, hate, when all she tried to do was help... This is the story of Sycorax.

In una biblioteca infinita, tra corridoi che si perdono oltre l'orizzonte delle parole, risuona l'eco dell'antica musica del Gatto Chitarrista. Dove si nasconde? Qual è la sua vera identità? Seguendo il volo dell’immaginazione, un viaggiatore curioso si perderà in un mondo fantastico e surreale tra avventure, misteri, inganni e straordinarie rivelazioni.

In "Tormented Soul," embark on a chilling journey into the depths of a haunted mansion where dark secrets and restless spirits await. Sarah, a young woman grappling with the loss of her mother, finds herself drawn to the enigmatic mansion atop the hill, unaware of the horrors that lie within its walls. As she delves deeper into the mansion's mysteries, Sarah must confront the demons of her past while unraveling the sinister forces that seek to ensnare her.

Lucy awakens in her ex-lover’s room in the middle of the night with her hands around his throat. Horrified, she flees to her sister’s house on the coast of New South Wales, hoping Jess can help explain the vivid dreams that preceded the attack – but her sister is nowhere to be found. As Lucy waits for her return, she starts to unearth strange rumours about Jess’s town. Tales of numerous missing men, spread over decades. A baby abandoned in a sea-swept cave. Whispers of women’s voices on the waves. All the while, her dreams start to feel closer than ever…

THE FIRST NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF WORD-OF-MOUTH BESTSELLER IF WOMEN ROSE ROOTED "You and me against the world, you used to sing. In the days before it became you and me against each other." Cat Munro - who has never taken a day off in her working life - quits her corporate job and starts flying lessons in a small plane over the Arizona desert, confronting her fear not only of death, but of life. Her mother, Laura, moves back to the Scottish village where she spent the first years of her marriage to Cat's abusive father.

Cy has had his monster license taken away, and he has been reclassified as a Pirate, on account of him just being a normal guy with just one eye. The Pirates life is not for Cy so when an opportunity to get his license reinstated presents itself, Cy embarks on a quest, of some kind, with some people of some description, to get something or other.